Event between 13UT17 and star GA0960:00123075 with event index number of 246390
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/11 05:41:11 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:24:55.1 +07:34:05
Equinox of date position of star is 01:25:56.2 +07:40:08
Stellar brightness G=13.8,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 146 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.3
TNO is 43.8 AU from the Sun
and 44.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 159 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2352 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=172.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Diameter=70.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 13UT17, (2020/02/11 05:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel 6Bet Ari 01:55:45.3 +20:54:20 2.6 15.06 133 PPM 144653 01:30:06.2 +07:23:51 6.4 1.06 145 PPM 144532 01:24:00.0 +07:31:30 8.0 0.51 147 PPM 144561 01:25:04.5 +07:30:06 9.9 0.28 146 PPM 144584 01:26:03.5 +07:50:44 10.9 0.17 146 13UT17 01:25:58.3 +07:40:21 13.8 146 Positions are for equinox of date
Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.
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Star training set for 13UT17, (2020/02/11 05:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel 6Bet Ari 01:54:38.5 +20:48:27 2.6 15.06 133 PPM 144653 01:29:03.1 +07:17:38 6.4 1.06 145 PPM 144532 01:22:56.9 +07:25:14 8.0 0.51 147 PPM 144561 01:24:01.4 +07:23:50 9.9 0.28 146 PPM 144584 01:25:00.3 +07:44:28 10.9 0.17 146 13UT17 01:24:55.1 +07:34:05 13.8 146 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:15:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute